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Steamboat Willie Reimagined (and some Dos and Don'ts if you plan to create your own)

We've enjoyed seeing new takes on "Steamboat Willie", but be aware of some Dos and Don'ts if you want to join in the fun...

The past week has seen a big fuss in the cartoon community over the expiration of the copyright of early versions of Mickey Mouse, meaning that after 96 years, his first three shorts, including Steamboat Willie, originally animated for the most part by Ub Iwerks, are now public domain and free for anyone to use (although the added soundtracks to the first two are still under copyright in the…

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Rey

Art by Dave Windett || IG

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Spider-Man

Art by Dave Windett || IG

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Sector 13 Comics launch Trio of Titles to Benefit “NHS Charities Together”

Belfast-based Sector 13 Comics will launch three new comics - Whapp!, Splank! and Yow! - at Enniskillen Comicsfest this coming weekend, 8th – 9th June, 2024

Inspired by the legendary Odhams “Power Comics” titles, Wham!, Smash! and Pow!, Belfast-based Sector 13 Comics will launch Whapp!, Splank! and Yow! at Enniskillen Comicsfest this coming weekend, 8th – 9th June, 2024. Sector 13 Comics’ Whapp!, Splank! and Yow! are inspired by the 1960s Odhams titles, Wham! Smash! and Pow, above Created to benefit NHS Charities Together, all proceeds after…

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Zoom Back to the 1990s: Zig and Zag's Zogazine

Zoom Back to the 1990s: Zig and Zag’s Zogazine

By Richard Sheaf, with additional material by John Freeman

As someone with an interest in comics produced by Fleetway, in all its incarnations, rather than DC Thomson titles, I thought I’d share some details of the six issue Zig and Zag’s Zogazine Fleetway Editions published in late 1994 / early 1995.

Created by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O’Hara and first appearing on RTÉ in September 1987 on Demps…

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New indie humour comic SPLANK! makes a splash with first issue now on sale

New indie humour comic SPLANK! makes a splash with first issue now on sale

After a successful launch at the recent Enniskillen Comics Festival, the Belfast originated anthology comic SPLANK! is now available, featuring some fabulous new strips from Mike Higgs (creator of “The Cloak”, first published in POW! back in the 1960s, now revived), Davy Francis, Marc Jackson, John Robbins, Dave Windett and many, many more.

It’s a terrific debut in the style of 1960s British…

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Manchester-based indie comic publisher Volcano Comics have big plans for 2026 – including the launch of Wallop the Comic.

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The latest issue of Spaceship Away, Part 65, is available now, features more "Dan Dare" adventure, a look at a "Don Conquest" a space hero created for Britain's Mickey Mouse Weekly

New Spaceship Away features new Dan Dare, and a look at a Mickey Mouse Weekly space hero